Wace

Wace drawn by John Everett Millais
Wace drawn by John Everett Millais
Bornc. 1110
Jersey, Duchy of Normandy
Diedafter 1174 (age 64+)
LanguageOld French/Old Norman/Anglo-Norman
NationalityNorman
EducationEducated in Caen
PeriodAnglo-Norman literature
Years active1150s–70s
A memorial to Wace was set up in his native island of Jersey
Wace presents his Roman de Rou to Henry II in this illustration from 1824

Wace (c. 1110[1] – after 1174[2]), sometimes referred to as Robert Wace,[3] was a Medieval Norman poet, who was born in Jersey and brought up in mainland Normandy (he tells us in the Roman de Rou that he was taken as a child to Caen), ending his career as Canon of Bayeux.

  1. ^ Burgess, ed., at xiii
  2. ^ Burgess, ed., at xvi
  3. ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Robert Wace" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.